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I see that Ann Althouse has an entry on the use of the term "Merry Christmas" versus "Happy Holidays", and this is a to...

If you don't believe that, as of August 1864, the chances of Lincoln's reelection were slim, or that a Democratic win was expected t...

Recently, I've been reading about the latter stages of the U.S. Civil War, from late 1863 on. What's amazing to me is how close, eve...

I just surfed past one of the "entertainment tonight" shows and saw that we're going to be treated to "Regis's Rockin...

Laurel Amp I'm a big fan of tube amps. Here's a picture of a tube amp I built from a kit about four years ago: a Welborne Labs...

As a lifelong New Yorker, I feel competent to sound off on the report that NY Governor George Pataki might be nominated to be head of Homela...

Ann Althouse has this one wrong. The big news out of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominations is not the Pretenders or U2. Percy Sledge ...

Surprisingly, I never see reference to Debka at the blogs discussing Palestinian or Islamist terrorismism. Debka, operated as I understand ...

A general bursts into his commanding general's headquarters, thrusts an index finger into the commander's face and says: You commenc...

Want to meet wonderful people, discuss the Orange Revolution, and get great ham, all at the same time? I went to Kurowycky, a Ukrainian but...

In an earlier post , I noted that Kevin Drum's objection to Peter Beinart's article, "A Fighting Faith" , rests on the pr...

I've been a big fan of Frank Zappa since about 1969 (yikes!). I stumbled across him by accident, buying a copy of "We're Only I...

I'm taking a break from Stephen Sears's book, "Chancellorsville" -- it's almost too painful to read, because very bad...

Well, Harvard destroyed Yale in The Game this year, but the moral victory belongs to the Elis. A small group of enterprising souls, disguise...

Peter Beinart's recent National Review article, "A Fighting Faith" , is one of the most thought-provoking analyses of a contem...

Are you looking for an impressive and expensive-looking, but reasonably-priced, Christmas present for a friend or spouse with even a passing...

I'm a music and stereo nut. More about stereos and speakers later, but with Christmas fast approaching, here is a short list of great Ch...

My younger sister, Chris, adopted Dixie, a purebred Dalmatian, while she was living in South Africa in 1990. Dixie has been senile for sever...

I’ve been reading a bunch of books about the U.S. Civil War lately and ran across a story that boggles my mind. The history of the so-called...

I'm going to keep this initial entry short. I h ad no idea it was so easy to set up a blog -- indeed, I had no intention of starting a b...